The Hobbit Movie Tie ins [now with potential spoilers]

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That's interesting. Will that give us the first indication of what Beorn actually looks like? Or will he be in a trailer or vlog or something before then.

Edited to add: "Exclusive 3.75″ Invisible Bilbo"? :scratch: How do you have an invisible action figure?
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Or like this perhaps:
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I still think that would have been cooler if they just had the accessories and no actual figure. :D
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Voronwë the Faithful wrote: "Exclusive 3.75″ Invisible Bilbo"? :scratch: How do you have an invisible action figure?
Like this: (Another victim of the change to 3 films, the pictures were released after ComicCon last year, I believe. I've certainly been aware of this figure for quite a while...)

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As for Beorn, it will be interesting to see if we do indeed get a reveal in the trailers or video diaries before the figure is released. I would have thought so. I can't see what happened with the Bolg figure being repeated. The manufacturers were caught out by the 3-film split, and Bolg no longer being in AUJ...
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Oh yeah. Now that you mention it, I do remember seeing that.
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Dave_LF wrote:See image below:
























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It's that time of year again when we start looking forward to the movie tie-in books...

narflet over on TORn has gathered all the latest info and pictures together:
Similar offering to last years output. I've included the ISBN for both the UK and US editions and everything should be available to order now. I've had mine on order for a while, but I've just been waiting to post until the covers were available. US books all have a publication date of 5th Nov, except the Chronicles which is 13th Dec. UK books are due on 7th Nov, except the Annual is listed for 29th Aug and Chronicles is also 13th Dec. NZ (and AU?) books should use the same ISBN as the UK books. Click on any of the images to get to the high res version.

Official Movie Guide, by Brian Sibley. (If you look at the cover at full size, Bilbo appears to have no face.)
US: 9780547898704, UK: 9780007464470
Plus, HarperCollins UK is listing a hardback collectors edition (no idea if there's anything different, other than it being hardcover): 9780007464470
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Visual Companion, by Jude Fisher
US: 9780547898742, UK: 9780007467969
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Chronicles III: Art & Design, from Weta
US: 9780062265692, UK: 9780007487271
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Annual 2014/Activity Book/Almanac
US: 9780547898674, UK: 9780547898674
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Movie Story Book
US: 9780547901985, UK: 9780007531110
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Sticker Book
US: 9780544234680, UK: 9780007531127
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Ultimate Sticker Book (can find no US listing for this at the moment)
UK: 9780007528752
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The most startling thing IMO is the absence of Thranduil from all of these covers... :shock:

BTW, with my usual nose for a bargain (and early delivery, if last year was anything to go by) The Book Depository are offering up to 25% off a couple of the titles...
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Thanks Elen - the first three will definitely end up on my shelves. Not so much the kiddie activity stuff.

I cannot wait for this movie. It should be great.
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Yup...I already have the Movie Guide and Chronicles III on pre-order. I'll probably pick up the Visual Companion at some point when it hits the stores.
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Jude Fisher has posted a the full wrap-around cover for her Visual Companion on her FB page:

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Still no Thranduil... :x


But wait...what's this?

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Elentári wrote:Jude Fisher has posted a the full wrap-around cover for her Visual Companion on her FB page:

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Still no Thranduil... :x


But wait...what's this?



Ah, much better! Image
Everytime I see Thranduil I get a hankering for a good piece of pie. :scratch:
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Mmmm, don't mind if I do... :D

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Oleander Took on TORn has stumbled across this new image of a German "game of the film" for DoS on Tumblr

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It appears fairly legit, since Kosmos previously published an AUJ game, available on Amazon.de, and a forthcoming DoS one is also listed, but without the image as yet.

Great artwork, in any case. :love:
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[Do we have a dedicated Weta thread?]


Check out this latest awesome statue from Weta - the very gorgeous Thranduil :love:

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http://www-images.theonering.org/torwp/ ... lelrg3.jpg

I'm seriously tempted...would go very nicely with my Aragorn and Arwen statue!
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I've just ordered the Desolation of Smaug NZ stamps presentation pack, to go with the other Jackson Tolkien movie stamps sets that I've collected over the years.

Just a tad disappointed to see Thranduil has been pushed aside in favour of featuring both Tauriel and Legolas... :x

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Does it really surprise anyone anymore that Thranduil is taking a back seat to Legolas and Tauriel? I can say it doesn't shock me at all. Why shouldn't a character not from the book and one that is completely made up get more face time than one from the book... Honestly I'm more upset about Dain being what Billy Connolly says a "cameo", and in his place giving Azog a predominant role as a main villain. Dain so far becomes nothing more than a minor character who at this point has not been seen and has been painted as unhelpful, and unsympathetic to Thorin's quest. Last time I read the Hobbit I remember Dain becoming King under the mountain, I also remember all the great stuff he did in the appendices which have all been ignored. It wouldn't surprise me to see Dwalin made king under the mountain at this point in Jackson's alternate middle earth universe.
If your going to adapt a story you love WHY change it into something else? I truly am curious about that.
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I could have understood featuring Legolas & Tauriel together, and the other slot going to Thranduil, but to give them a stamp each at the expense of both the Elvenking and Beorn... :nono:

Maybe they will promote Thranduil more for TABA as he does have a fairly prominent role at the Bo5A...
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Purchased the Tauriel bow and arrow today from WETA. This is going to look great on the wall.....

someday. :scratch:
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Does that mean the basement museum project is back on indefinite hold? :(

Didn't know you were fond of the M-e weapons so much, sf, - why Tauriel's in particular - or have you collected many of the others?
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